Sentences with phrase «than the superhero genre»

Part of that, frankly, stems from uncertainty as to what exactly Doom's powers are, after a fleeting demonstration of them that feels closer to horror than the superhero genre.

T'Challa's first feature dominated more than the superhero genre, however, as the film outperformed even Star Wars: The Last Jedi domestically in its debut.

Not exact matches

Still, for older kids and the adults that accompany them, this script offers an engaging twist to the superhero genre and more rounded characters than most animations.

The story itself is hard to recall, in large part because it was one of the least impressive aspects of a production that was more interested in offering a Mad Magazine - type superhero movie than meekly regurgitating the genre's tropes.

Mangold, a replacement for original director Darren Aronofsky, is new to the superhero genre, and hasn't directed a film since the disappointing 2010 action - comedy Knight and Day, but his approach to The Wolverine (it sounds more like a samurai film than anything else) suggests it should at least be an improvement over X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

It becomes a much better movie than the original «Deadpool,» not an action bloodbath with laughs, but a knowing spoof of the superhero genre.

Then, as told partly in flashback as Arthur (Harrelson) is being interviewed by a court - appointed psychiatrist (the underrated Sandra Oh), the safe distance that gives the audience derails the pace and the film becomes more serious than it ought to, no matter the subject matter and this results in it becoming every «realistic» work that looks down on the idea of either a superhero or the genre.

Blade, to the fresh eye, free of the fandom surrounding the character, comes across as the kind of film that is probably closer to a B Movie in the action genre than a superhero flick, as it is branded to be.

Sure watching a superhero deal with his inner - demons is part of the genre, but when former CIA ops are having more fun than a guy with hairy bladed - knuckles, it's time for a un-reality check.

I love a good popcorn superhero movie as much as the next guy (maybe even more than most critics), but «Logan» shows how deep one can go in the genre if they just approach it in a different way.

Moreover, I hate that modern pop culture is so literalminded as to place a high premium on plausibility, while I'm 99 % sure that knowing the Batsuit could stop bullets off camera, too, is not going to convert any of the haters, whose snotty disdain for the superhero genre is more a fashion statement than an issue of disbelief.

Indeed, relaying the tale with a standard narrative approach would have relegated the film to the realms of yet another superhero movie, rather than a spirited take on the tried and tested genre.

Taken as a whole, Civil War is an impressive accomplishment for Marvel Studios and provides further proof that there's far more storytelling potential in the superhero movie genre than many people believed back when the MCU began with Iron Man in 2008.

Thor: Ragnarok 2017 showed that there's more than one way to challenge genre conventions - redefining the superhero movie with the indie feel of Logan and the empowerment of Wonder Woman, to pushing psychological tension with horrors Get Out and mother!

In one of the most highly - anticipated action films (or movies of ANY genre, to be honest) in years, Marvel Sudios, in conjunction with Paramount Pictures, has produced another superhero winner, and making the total worth more than the sum of its parts.

And it would have been nice for a superhero movie that vocally wants to subvert the genre to present Morena Baccarin's Vanessa, the love of Wade's life, as more than just your standard superhero girlfriend.

Deadpool's massive success was in large part due to its irreverence for its own genre, its willingness to take shots, some raunchier than others, at superhero flicks in general.

That movie gets a little of a bad rap, but this go - around, their efforts do feel fresh and original in an R - rated comedy genre that too can feel more staid than the superhero one.

And what better film to step into this fray than Deadpool 2, a franchise that revels in taking the self - important superhero genre down a peg?

Title: My Hero Academia Genre: Action, Comedy, Superhero Author: Kohei Horikoshi Synopsis: Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn't got an ounce of power in him.

It's nothing more than a silly «reaction» to superhero comics that uses snarky ad hominem criticism of the genre.